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Misdiagnosed or delayed cancer claims

Our dedicated clinical negligence team has successfully dealt with numerous clinical negligence claims arising from delayed diagnosis of cancer or misdiagnosis of cancer. Contact one of your specialist lawyers for a free initial consultation to find out if we can investigate your case with the financial security of a no win no fee agreement.

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When can you claim compensation for delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of cancer?

Diagnosis of cancer is devastating for both patient and family. Delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis and mistakes in the treatment of cancer add to this distress as they have implications for life expectancy, affect the treatment options available and cause or aggravate depression.

There are many circumstances where a compensation claim can be brought, including:

Misdiagnosis of cancer

Delayed diagnosis of cancer

Misinterpretation of scans or imaging

Failure to spot cancer symptoms

Failure to investigate cancer symptoms adequately

Failure to treat cancer adequately or quickly enough.

Cancer claims can be brought against both hospital clinicians and GPs.

You can also bring a cancer claim on behalf of a child.

What is involved in proving medical negligence in cancer cases?

Proving the error in cancer cases is often relatively straightforward. Proving the difference earlier diagnosis would have made is more complicated. The following factors are particularly relevant:

The type of cancer involved

The stage the cancer was at when the error was made

The point when the tumour changed from benign to malignant.

Resolving these issues can be difficult for even the most experienced oncologists.

How we can help with delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of cancer claims?

The size of our clinical negligence team and the breadth of our knowledge in cancer compensation claims means it is likely that we have already recovered compensation in a case with similar circumstances to yours

Where their life expectancy has been affected by medical negligence, cancer patients are worried about the future of their families as well as their own health. It is our job to ensure that your cancer claim succeeds and your family receives compensation to give them security in the future

Bringing a medical negligence claim while you or a family member is suffering from cancer can be stressful. Our aim is to make the process as easy as possible for you and to guide you through each stage of the investigation. We can help you find out why the system has failed you and what went wrong. Or prevent the same thing happening to somebody else

Cancer compensation claims are complex and require high levels of expertise. We create a team of specialists including:

the best independent consultants in the country

barristers known for their expertise in cancer clinical negligence work

clinical negligence lawyers with experience in cancer claims.

Our lawyers are specialists in medical negligence cases and our clinical negligence team is one of the most established, teams in the country

We are highly ranked by two of the most prestigious, independent guides to the legal profession 'Chambers and Partners' and 'The Legal 500'

We have expertise in dealing with claims relating misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of many types of cancer claims including:

Mesothelioma (resulting from exposure to asbestos)

Lung cancer

Breast cancer

Testicular cancer

Colon cancer

Rectal cancer

Cervical cancer

Skin cancer

Stomach cancer

Kidney cancer

Bowel cancer.

Free initial consultation

Contact our team of specialist lawyers for a free, no obligation, consultation and we will listen to the circumstances of your medical treatment, and give you clear advice on the chances of you receiving compensation in a clinical negligence claim. If we think you have a claim, we can investigate your case using the financial security of a no win no fee arrangement.

Call us on 01892 510000 or fill in our short enquiry form and we will assess your cancer compensation claim.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently secured compensation of £140,000 when a hospital failed to follow up a missed routine colonoscopy in a patient who was at high risk of developing colon cancer.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who recently settled a claim for £1 million for a claimant after his GP misdiagnosed a cancerous mole for a wart, leading to a delay in diagnosis.

Our team of specialist clinical negligence lawyers based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured £112,000 for a woman whose GP failed to report her abnormal smear test results, resulting in a two and a half year delay and more invasive treatment.

James Cahan, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured compensation for a woman whose diagnosis and treatment or cervical cancer was delayed for 5 ½ years after her GP and consultant failed to act on a positive smear test.

James Cahan, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured £130,000 for patient who developed a perineal fistula and subsequent urinary incontinence after his urethra was damaged during bowel cancer surgery.

Jennifer Waight, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices, has secured £5,000 for a patient after her hospital failed to inform her of abnormalities on her CT scan, causing six month delay of diagnosis of bowel cancer.

James Cahan, specialist clinical negligence lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) Offices, has secured over £70,000 for the widow of a man who died after he contracted meningitis following surgery to remove a brain tumour.

Oliver Chapman, specialist clinical negligence lawyer, based at Thomson Snell & Passmore’s Tunbridge Wells and Dartford (Thames Gateway) offices has secured compensation for the estate of an elderly patient who suffered a permanent deterioration in health after she was discharged from hospital prematurely.

This case study demonstrates expertise of our chemical poisoning and asbestos team which recently negotiated a significant amount of compensation for the Estate of a former contracts engineer who experienced occupational exposure to asbestos when visiting various building sites to measure up for the purposes of drawing plans for air conditioning systems.

Oliver Chapman, specialist personal injury lawyer based at Thomson Snell & Passmore's Tunbridge Wells Office, has secured over £140,000 for the widow and estate of a former floor fitter who died from mesothelioma after he was exposed to asbestos by his former employers.

We have successfully negotiated a £180,000 settlement for the surviving wife of a former labourer who contracted mesothelioma when working with asbestos during his employment with Vulcan Plastics in Westerham from about 1964 to 1965.

Compensation recovered for a former shop worker and cashier at the old Marks and Spencer Store in Folkestone who contracted mesothelioma from working in close vicinity to building works being carried out there which included asbestos.

The clinical negligence team demonstrated their expertise when they recently recovered damages for a gentleman who suffered a delay in treatment of lung cancer following a hospital failing to follow up a suspicious chest ray. The case settled for an undisclosed award plus legal costs.

We have successfully negotiated a £120,000 settlement for the surviving wife of a former lagger’s mate who contracted mesothelioma from working with asbestos for an asbestos insulation company, Kitsons.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who obtained £60,000 compensation in a claim where the results of a CT scan remained undiscovered for 12 months by which time the tumour had increased in size having an adverse effect on her prognosis, which was then very poor.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team. In this pair of connected cases, the team recovered £22,500 for the Estate of a deceased cancer patient and £7,000 and £8,000 respectively her husband and daughter as secondary victims.

This case study demonstrates the expertise of our Clinical Negligence team who have recently acted for the widow of a patient who passed away following delays by South East Coast Ambulance Service in getting him to A&E and Maidstone Hospital in administering intravenous antibiotics.

Often when patients are unhappy with the treatment they have received from an NHS hospital they will make a formal complaint to the Trust. Formal complaints are a useful way of getting essential information about the treatment a patient has received and may sometimes result in that Trust apologising to the aggrieved patient.

Jessica Hanrahan, a Paralegal in our Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury team shares her views on the news that the NHS Complaints Service has been found it to be most inadequate following a review by the Health Service Ombudsman.

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James Cahan's approach was exemplary, he was both approachable and understanding at all times.

Client

As mentioned, I was very impressed at the start! As the case grew and went on, I felt completely safe, and trusted Jonathan to act in my best interests, though everything was always run by me before going ahead with anything, without the experience and knowledge.

Client

They worked as hard as possible to get me a result that I did not think I would end up with. The communication with my lawyer and his staff was excellent, and I felt at ease discussing such private matters with my lawyer, which is a rarity for me as I am a very private person.

Client

Oliver was very helpful and friendly, and settled the case within a short space of time.

Client

Kept me up to date with all stages of the claim. Fees were good, and Oliver was very helpful and friendly.

Client

I would like to thank Jenny and her team for all their hard work and efforts during what has been a very traumatic 3 years. Throughout this period, Jenny has been on hand with reassurance and advice. At the same time, she assembled an excellent team of experts, which enabled me to reach a successful conclusion.

Client

I am so grateful to TS&P for all their work and help with my mother's case; it was a very complicated and time-consuming case.

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